Shoe and method for forming the same



March 2o, 1.928. 1,663,319

J. E. SNELL SHOE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Filed March 9, 1927 J WWW fili b1 'lati/As:

Patented Mar. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,663,319 PATENT o-FFICE.

JOHN B. SNELL, oF Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AssIGNoR oRoNE-HALF rro ANTHONY RICHARD KUHNs, or coLoRADo SPRINGS, coLoRAno.

SHOE .AND METHOD' FOR FORMING THE SAME.

`Application led March 9,

This invention relates to foot wear and method for forming the same and more particularly to a novelly constructed shoe that is adapted to be worn for sport wear such as 6 for playing tennis, golf, for hiking or for any such outdoor occaslons, and it is the 10 by a novel means.

primary object of this invention to provide a shoe wherein the upper portion of the shoe is attached to the lower portion or sole,

A second object of this invention is to provide a shoe wherein the upper portion of the same is woven to the sole, and wherein a plurality of'strips of leather are used/in the weaving process, whichstrips may be of similar material and color, or of a plurality of diiferent materials and colors to lend the appearance of smartness to the shoe.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a novel method whereby a woven upper may be attached to a lower.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a shoe which is light, durable, comfortable, well ventilated, is inexpensive to manufacture and which is well adapted same time is commercially practical.

' a preferred embodiment of the invention is Shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective viewrof the shoe embodying the principles of my operation showing the same in assembled relationship.

Figure 2 is a sideV elevation of my shoe showing the same during the' process of making thereof, and

`Figure 3 is a view of one element of my invention. vIn manufacturingthis device, while the various elements thereof may be constructed in any suitable manner and of any suitable material, it is preferable to form my shoe 1927. Serial N0. 173,880.

entirely of leather on account of the lightness and strength of the latter; but irrespective of these details in manufacturing the essential features of the invention are always preserved.

The device involves in its general organization, an upper portion l, a. back portion 2 and a double sole 3 having upper and lower parts 4 and 5 and aheel 6. The lower sole 5, the heel 6 and the back 2 are formed in the conventionalunanner, and no claim as to the novelty of these three elements is laid. My invention however, consists in the combination bottom, the upper portion ofthe shoe and the upper sole. This sole is clearly. illustrated in Figure 3 and comprises a fiat piece of leather of a suitable shape to accommodate the sole of a persons foot. This sole is provided with a plurality of small apertures adjacent the marginal con- `tour of the forward end of the same. These small apertures are spaced a short distance` l from the outer edge of the sole and are close together. A line drawn through their centers will .follow a more or less horse-shoe path. It is upon this sole that the upper portion of the shoe is formed.

The professional tradesman ordinarily refers to the softer upper portion of the shoe as the fupper and tothe sole assembly as the lower, and throughout the remainder of this specification these two terms will be used to refer toV these elements. The general method of fastening the upper to the lower.

of a shoe is to turn the lower marginal edge of the upper outwardly and sew the same, and to veneer a strip of leather over this stitch. Another method is to turn the marginal edgeof the upper inwardly and tack the'same thereto. My method of attaching the upper to the lower is novel in that it neither sews nor tacks the pieces together, but the same are woven. This weaving process may be performed in any desirable manner, yet, in orderto present a strong and durable construction and yet preserve the attractive features of the shoe, I prefer to fasten the end of a strip of leather to the piece 4 adjacent the aperture 7, as shown at 8. This piece of leather is then passed through the aperture 7 over a suitable form placed on the sole 4, and is passed through the aperture 8. The strand is then passed through the aperture 9 and returned to the aperture 7, and kpassed through the same.

The strand lis then carried through the aperture 10, carried to the aperturell through the aperture 8 and back to the aperture 10. Thus, each aperture receives the strand twice and the strands assume the appearance shown in Figure 2. The 'strand of leather may if desired, be suiciently long that this entlre weaving process may be completed with the same, and another strand of the same length may be used for completing the cross-weave, which Weave is also formed in a similar manner. The exact method of Weaving a shoe is not an essential feature of this invention, fory I contemplate employing various methods of weaving the same. `When the strands have been completely woven together as shown in Figure 1, the form is removed and the up er, together with the upper sole 4, is stitc led to the lower sole 5 by suitable stitches designated at 11. The back 2 may be formed in this same manner, but I prefer to fasten the same to the upper sole 4 in any conventional manner. I employ a suitable strap 16 and 17 to fasten the shoe upon the foot. A suitable braid or the like 18 may complete the finished appearance of the shoe if desired.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, use and many advantages of the herein-described shoe will be readily apparent without further description, and it -will also be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without depa'rt-v ing from the spirit of the invention o r sacriinvention may be applied to any style of pedestrial apparel, so long as the features thereof lie within the scope of the appended claims.

What" I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patents, is: d

1. The method of forming a shoe which comprises cutting a strip of leather in the shape of a sole, punching a plurality of apertures marginally around said sole, weaving a strand of leather transversely of said sole through said apertures, weaving a second strand of leather transversely of said sole through said apertures in and about said first mentioned strand, thereby forming a cross-Weave, cutting a second strip of leather in the form of a sole, and fastening the same beneath said first mentioned strip as and for the purpose specified.

2; A shoe comprisin in combination an upper sole having a p urality ofmarginal apertures thereabout, a strand of leather woven through said apertures, a second strand of leather Woven through said apertures and alternately through said first-mentioned strand, said strands forming the upper and constituting the sole means whereby said upper maybe attached to said sole, and

a lower sole fastened to said upper` sole be- JOHN B. SNELL. 

